Venezuela impact on financial markets | MarketTalk: What’s up today?

The US swooped into Venezuela over the weekend and took Maduro out, but markets barely flinched. Oil prices jumped briefly before giving most gains back, while safe-havens like gold and silver are on a positive ride. The US 10-year bond is steady, risk assets barely react, and Bitcoin is in the spotlight with reports of a mysterious “shadow reserve”. So, what does this all mean for markets? Despite Venezuela’s massive oil reserves, production remains tiny, sanctions are in place, and the global oil market is well supplied. Any potential supply shock is unlikely to change the broader trend. Meanwhile, tech investors are eyeing CES, with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang set to take center stage. Watch how markets respond as the year’s first geopolitical shockwaves meet financial realities. Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.